Share of primary school teachers who are women in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 56.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Rwanda, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 56.7% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Rwanda peaked at 57.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1971.
That places Rwanda 169th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 23.2% | — |
| 1972 | 24.3% | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 25.3% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 25.1% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 27.3% | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 29.4% | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 31.0% | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 35.4% | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 38.4% | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 39.7% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 42.0% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 42.5% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 43.5% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 44.5% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 46.5% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 47.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 47.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 46.3% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 46.3% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 47.5% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 54.7% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 53.0% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 51.1% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 56.7% | -0.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 56.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.1%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 56.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.5% | 23.2% | 31.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 42.7% | 35.4% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 46.3% | 55.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 50.1% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 51.6% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 56.7% | 57.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More education data for Rwanda
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,324 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 795,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305,636 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 299,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 901,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2109 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Rwanda?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Rwanda was 56.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1971.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Rwanda ranks 169th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.